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autopoiesis

/ˌɔːtəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Self-creation; self-organization.

Etymology / origin

Coined in 1972 by Chilean biologists Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela, from auto- + -poiesis. (see also Ancient Greek αὐτόποιος (autópoios, “self-produced”)).

  1. αὐτόποιος(grc)
  2. autopoiesis (English)
  3. Relations: cog

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